“It’s giving colonialism”: Ireland still owes rent to dukes and earls
Although, even though the OPW lists these rents as payable, some of the named beneficiaries say they haven't been getting them.
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Vacancy Watch: A row of six buildings lying derelict on Main Street in Rush
A director of the company that owns them says he’s been trying for years to build homes and an Aldi there.
Developer says it doesn’t need to build new community facilities along with housing at big Donabate scheme, as there’s already plenty
Like the indoor swimming pool at the community centre, the developer’s report says. Only problem: there isn’t one.
In Dublin 8, residents send canvassers messages with political doormats
Artist Augustine O’Donoghue and author Conor McCabe made 50 of the mats and gave them away on Meath Street recently. From there, they spread out.
In Sandymount, a dream of reviving the old pier and baths
An architect’s drawn up plans, and a councillor has tabled a motion – but it’s unclear if the council is interested.
Fingal Briefs: Keeping tenants in-situ, affordable housing at St Ita’s, and battling coastal erosion
These were some of the issues councillors discussed at a recent meeting of the council’s Balbriggan/Rush-Lusk/Swords Area Committee.
Council Briefs: A new park for Portobello Harbour, pedestrianising South William Street, and arsons at Sean Moore Park
These were some of the issues Dublin city councillors on the South East Area Committee discussed on Monday.
In Skerries, flooding leaves much-needed GAA pitch unusable for much of the year
“And to watch a pitch like that lying idle is a travesty,” says Ronan Rasdale, an under-8s coach.
Despite all the dereliction, only five properties in Balbriggan are on the derelict sites register
But Fingal County Council says that in January it started a review of properties across the county.
As delivery drones whirr through the skies of Dublin 15, councillors consider further regulating them
Drones might get people faster fast-food, but they also create noise, and raise privacy concerns, councillors said.
At TU Dublin’s recital hall, a group of artists performs the city’s housing crisis as music
“Housing Data ~ Sonified” is a work in two parts. An introductory overture, and the main composition which is spread across 10 short movements.
Residents group pushes for more permanent pedestrianisation of part of Sandymount Green
For several summers, the road along the north-east side of the triangular park has been pedestrianised at the weekends.
In Inchicore, the council is working up plans for community uses for three buildings
It has commissioned a study to weigh up the future of the Mercy Convent gate lodge, the Goldenbridge Integrated Services Complex, and the old library.